US1581444A - Rat and mouse trap - Google Patents

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April 20, 1926.

C. S. HOLROYD RAT AND MOUSE TRAP Filed May 5. 192$ Patented Apr. 20, 1926. Y

CHARLES s. HoLRoYI),

or CARLTON, OREGON;

RAT AND MOUSE TRAP.

Application filed May 3,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. HoLRoYn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Carlton, in the county of Yamhill and 5 State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in 'a' Rat and Mouse Trap, of which the following is a specification. j T

This invention relates to animal traps and more particularly to the class of devices for trapping and destroying rodents: such as rats and mice. I

The primary object is to'provide a trap of this character, which, afterbeing erected and baited, will not require further attentioinj' pear upon consideration of the following dea tailed description and accompanying drawings, wherem:

Figure 1 is a perspectiveiview of the device constructed in accordance with my in-. vention.

Figure 2 is a the trap.' V I Figure 8 is a detailed cross section through the body of the trap showing the discharge chute, the trap door being in open position.

v detailed View of thetop of Referring to the drawings by numerals,

the body 1 of thetrap is preferably of cylindrical or square formation and is provided -with a substantially conical bottom section 2 forming a discharge chute having an open end 3; .In the upper open end of the body 1 is arranged a diametrically extending rod Ljournalled in'suitable openings whereby the rod t may readily turn. Attached to the rod is a circular trap door '5 which is adapted to swing with the rod whereby the door may be opened and closed. The outer end of the rod lis provided with a right angular extension 6-to which. is attached a weight 7 which will normally hang downwardly thus utilizing the force of gravity to normally maintain the trap 1923. Serial No. 636,303.

door 5 ina horizontal plane. The weight 7, however, is not any heavier than is necessary to permit'the trap door 5 to freely swing when any weight is placed upon the trap door. 7 V

Mounted'uponthe top of the body' 1 is a conical hood 8, from the topof which is suspended a cord or wire 9' to receive a piece of bait 10, whereby the bait will be UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

suspended centrallywithin the hood8. The

base 11 of the hood is adapted to'rest upon the top of the body 1 and the base is equipped with an opening 12 to receive the circular trap door T hebody of the trap is supported above the floor by angular "runways 13 connected to the trap and forming substantially a tripod to' maintain the body of the trap in elevatedposition. The hood 8 is provided with openings 14 at the upper ends of the runways 13 whereby rodentspassing up the runways may enter 7 the trap through the openings 14.

' Below the chute, and inline with the opening 3, is a vessel or container 15 which rodent is discharged when the trap operates. Afterthe trap isset the rats or mice will be luredthrough the openings 14 by their at-f tempt to obtain the bait 10. The rodent places its weight on the trapdoor 5, when the latter will immediately swing to the position shown in Figure 3 and the rodent will thus be precipitated through the chute and out through the opening 3 and into the water contained in the vessel 15. The vessel 15 is so arranged as to prevent the rodent from escaping therefrom it will be apparent that the rodent will drown and thus be destroyed. By virtue of the weight j 7, the trap door 5will promptly return to be ready for the.

operative positiofn so as to next vict m. I

holds quantity of water into whichthe Minor changes may be made in the details l of construction without departing from the spirit of the inven'tionor the scope of the claim hereunto appended. I \VhatI claim is: V

A trap comprising a substantially cone shape body having its end of large diameter upwardly-disposed, a trap door pivotally mounted at the upper end of the body, a

shaped body and whereby the lower smaller end of the body is elevated above the surface of the support upon which the runways may rest.

In testimony whereof I have aiiiXed my signature.

CHARLES S. HOLROYD.

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